Bold solutions needed for Singapore to be more self-sufficient in food
Republic needs to significantly ramp up efforts in agri-tech and innovation to achieve 2030 target: consultants
Singapore
THE ongoing drive to ramp up the agri-technology sector builds on earlier agency efforts, but the government's goal of raising local food production still calls for bold solutions, industry experts said.
Richard Skinner, strategy partner at consultancy PwC Singapore, noted that Singapore has made gradual progress in the last decade, through skills and tech investments in farms, and more land allocated to farming.
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